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Bumper harvest from diversity
Under the glorious shades of natural trees on the sliding plateaus of village headman Robert in Kameme, Chitipa, hang bulky…
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Bill renews abortion debate
A lawmaker determined to present the proposed termination of pregnancy law in Parliament wants his colleagues to “vote with a…
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Real-time data for Covid fight
Janet Songolo, 50, is expecting good tidings after two gentlemen visited her house to understand how her family is coping…
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Protecting health workers
Clinician Thokozani Mphatso is terrified of going to Mpatsa Health Centre which he heads. The public facility near Phalombe Boma…
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Sex for fish in Karonga
The livelihood of many Malawians along the shoreline Lake Malawi hinge on fishing. Some are fishers while others are fish…
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Religiously undeterred
LGBTI Christians in Malawi are silently confronting exclusion in places of worship, our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA narrates. Hushed hymns.…
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The poor shortchanged in human trafficking prevention efforts
Malawi is a source, destination and transit country for human and sex trafficking. But the country, where almost 80 precent…
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Covid tests Nairobi promise
The coronavirus pandemic offers a litmus test for Malawi’s resolve to put sexual and reproductive health (SRH) at the centre…
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Collecting water puts women and girls at risk in Malawi
Accessing potable water is as easy as switching on a tap for people living in developed nations – but it…
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Saving street children
The government set last Sunday as the deadline for children to vacate the streets, but the problem persists. The hustle…
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Covid slows sexual health
Senior Chief Chikumbu of Mulanje sounds overwhelmed. Recently, she asked youth networks in her rural locality to conduct a simple…
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Money in empty bottles
Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA catches up with cashing in on empty bottles while reducing and reusing the familiar waste…
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Rice husks to power communities
Malawi’s rice-growing districts are being buried in rising heaps of husks, which expose widespread gaps in waste management. The piling…
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No giant poached at Majete
In the 1980s, Majete Wildlife Reserve lost its rhinos and elephants to poachers looking for their horns. However, African Parks,…
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Malawi must lock down
Bhatupe Mhango-Chipanta Aids Activist I have lived openly with HIV for 17 years. Here is what I know about viral…
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Old people burn as witchcraft law stalls
On May 31, three people in Dowa, including a 56-year-old chief, were murdered by a crowd accusing them of practising…
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Malawi releases 13 maize varieties
In Malawi, maize is almost everything—a staple. Lovers of nsima, the national meal, quip that to the population of 18…
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A pregnant woman’s victory over Covid-19
Penelope Kakhobwe for Unicef Malawi Nadu Molegeni can now smile as she has recovered from Covid -19. Relating her experience…
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Taxing carbon emissions
Malawi is among the countries bearing devastating effects of climate change, including unpredictable weather conditions such as floods and droughts…
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Urban poor’s sanitation crisis
Two months ago, torrents that led to floods battered homes and latrines to the ground in Salisbury Township in Mzuzu.…
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